New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-09
DISSERTATIONS AT THE CITY HAIL.

friend OF ex Sheriff Davidson, who recently received
letter from him. says he is in Mexico, and s talking OF
going I'm business there The exShcrif has been giving
the Mexcans some points rcorganizing tho FIRE DC
partent at their capital Davidson was long In the eh
ploy Of the old Volunteer Fire Department IN TINS city
Twenty years ago he was second clerk 10 the c
engineer. salary of 1928 month There Is no pros
pect of the exShcrf returning to this city unless 10
makes enough money to pay his debts which are sad W
exceed $4,000 He made that mnch each year whIn e
Sheriff. hut he was heavily III debt wien ne
office and was poor manaser Willie ne spfh and IN
defending himself from the charges made AGAINST NIL III =
Owing I" reduced ices anu " smaiiet nus M -
Grant does not find the office as profitable as IL was uhoer
Davidson.
John O'Briep. formerly an assistant clerk In the
Marine Court who eightyscven years old is fire.
auent visitor the City Hall lie Is great joker ana
like a In the prime Of life he has won seven
bets of 90 EACH made different times, that he would
odtliye wellEnown man many years ms junior uic
won his last 500 on OUTLYING samuel j. l1lden Mr.
OBrien is clerk In % law Office
Some of the old city employees talking Of making an
effort to get bill through the Legislature this winter TO
provide pension for such employees as wish to retire
after thirty years continuous service and AS have reached
sixty years of age. Frcmen and policemen arc now pen,
stoned, and there number of scnooi teahcfs WIN
apparently can only got rid 81 in this They have
been trying Tor years u gel thiuhgh sich Dill Du' !"
civil pension list does not meet with popular FAVOR
The number of who have served the city for long
terms of years Is surprisingly large considering the ups
and downs of city politics AMI the use that has been made
the patronage The oldest city employc Is w. H. Dixie
man. stock and bond clerk in the Finance Department
Mr. Dkenan has stock clerk for ortysevcn years
lie Is now cghtyuve years old lie was ordained a
Methodist minister. cis tall smooth faced venerable
looking but Is now growing tco Old Tor Ms place
years he married for the fourth Iinc, ana
that occasion he departed from his usual custom aud
took two days vacation.
Controller storrs assistant bookkeeper In
the Finance department under Controller Haws IN 1887.
His brother H. j. storrs general clerk at tho same
time. They have continued in the department up 10 this
tme and are likely continue there considering their
yane 70 the city, Deputy SOrrs knows every nook and
in the city governments and has proved himself 80
valuable that has been deputy controller under seven
different heads OF the department General Bookkecper
barrett is Old oye the department. stors
aDd Barrett arc men who would command DETER ha Ins
In private houses than they get fUm tho city, bat hey
have managed 10 money ana "ond resent any
OF pension II II were made contingent on the plea
OF necessity.
Exile Billy Moloney is one OF the old city employees
Nearly thirty years he assistant clerk TO the
Board OF Councincn at salary OF $50 month. Even
Ia those days the Doodle business reported in y
nourishing state. named Reynolds was paid
- 900 month by order Of the City Council for carrying
away dead animals and oia from the streets when the
contract ordered renewed tue Mayor vetoed H. Con
troIler Fagg sent strong letter 10 tue ooun'
Ing The oidl contract s JOB by means Oh wc ,io ~
was shamcfully dcfrandcd' lie sent 10 the Council
letter l.. X. tOfntU "u'I
under the conditions Reynolds and To 90 u Tor
nothing. Cornell offered To give sooooo Dohus !ial ,e
work should be well performed. lie said that money
couL the the DIAL put To at Bar
rem Island where ii taken But the Council stood by
REYNOLDS though he was compelled Ia give In and some
got jon. This DIAL contract Is now gwen OUT
by the Ieah BOARD under special law at private let
ting. Police Justice ANDY " htc has been getting
81 900 ear doing this work. and lie In SAID TO nave
made large sum of money In tins way.
Ex-Governor A. d. Cornell, whose long, smooth
sLaven face white akin, heavy figure ami phlegonatc
no oments arc we'll known TO Newcomers, s on his
way to al elevated station TO take the train for Broad
ST. wnere ho has Office. Tie Governor Ia accounted
ono Of tho shrewdest OF political calcuihtors. saw
roc~pty u alp OF paper on winch lie nsd written dow u
four days before NeGY0rk nicl elroiio his
judgment the number OF votes that womb: he cast
II-witt, George and oOsevsIt.
His pguros within OV0 Of the actual result
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